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Attempt to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips in Texas could stall in the Senate for a third time
Fentanyl test strips are among the cheapest and easiest ways to prevent overdoses, but multiple attempts to legalize them — ...
Texas fentanyl test strip legalization stalls despite bipartisan support
Efforts to legalize fentanyl test strips in Texas are facing significant hurdles in the state legislature, despite receiving ...
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Test Strips Do Tell You If Xylazine Is Present, But Prone to False Positives
Researchers find that xylazine test strips, while useful harm reduction tools, have some significant limitations to be aware ...
Police worried that a ‘scary’ new drug has made its way to St. Joseph County
To Capt. Joseph Focosi, xylazine isn’t new. Though Focosi is eight months into his role with the County Police Warrants ...
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Harm Reduction and Recovery Proponents Raise Alarm While Waiting for RFK Jr. To Outline Nation’s Drug Strategy
Cuts to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration are causing some to worry, while others are celebrating ...
COVID-19 tests, other health supplies provided free at 51 kiosks across L.A. County. What you need to know
Free public health supplies are being provided at 51 kiosks throughout Los Angeles County. The supplies include COVID-19 ...
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Attempt to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips in Texas could stall in the Senate for a third time
Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress, would remove testing strips for fentanyl and xylazine, a veterinary sedative also known as “tranq,” from the list of banned drug paraphernalia. This bill passed ...
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Attempt to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips in Texas could stall in the Senate for a third time
Support reporting for Texans, by Texans. Opponents fear that fentanyl test strips will increase the usage of the deadly drug. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and ...